Notch - The Modern PDF Editor - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Notch - The Modern PDF Editor is a cloud-based PDF editing platform built for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals, including general contractors, estimators, architects, and engineers. Accessible via browser and native Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps, it consolidates markup, digital takeoffs, document comparison, page organization, and real-time team collaboration into a single product with no separate SKUs or sheet-count metering. Offline work is supported on the Mac app with automatic cloud sync on reconnect.

Notch - The Modern PDF Editor connects directly to existing cloud storage providers, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Procore, so drawings remain in place without re-upload. Markups are stored as structured, filterable data and include arrows, highlights, shapes, text, stamps, signatures, and revision clouds. A markup library of 100-plus trade-specific tools spans five libraries covering drafting, systems, civil, walls, doors, windows, and connections. Custom Google fonts and uploaded typefaces can be applied to text markups and measurement labels. Digital takeoffs allow users to set scale and extract lengths, areas, perimeters, volumes, and counts directly from drawings, with results exportable to Excel. Document comparison overlays two revisions using tint, blend, diff, and fade controls to surface coordination issues. Page organization tools cover insert, reorder, rotate, split, extract, rename, and duplicate operations. AI-powered automatic sheet indexing, extracting sheet numbers, titles, and scales, is available on Solo and Pro plans, along with 500 AI credits per month. An AI-based MCP connection is included on the Pro plan. All core editing tools are available on a free plan with no credit card required, and paid tiers use flat-rate, transparent pricing with no sheet-count tiers.